Here's a story about the new-look 2013 cars. Includes a big photo gallery with the Talladega test and virtually all the photos of the 2013 cars released over the past year or so. Even the Dodge is included for comparative purposes.

They look better than CoT so far but the final verdict is always in the paintjobs. The Ford and Dodge Nationwide cars are still the top of the pile though.

Btw this and the DeltaWing video have really made your website stand-out. I was surprised at how much I had to look for decent test images, even NASCAR.com didn't have anything last night.

Thanks, I appreciate the compliment.

Part of it is we are not going to do the running-in-place or boilerplate stuff on NASCAR or any other series. If there is nothing terribly interesting to say about say, NASCAR in a given week, then we pass and do something else -- because there is always lots of something else to do. We're not limited to one area, we can take right off the top from the whole wide world of automobiles. All killer, no filler.

The downside of all that is that if you need to know who finished 17th at Dover, you'll have to go somewhere else. And there are plenty of places to get that info.

I don't know what the 12 on the Penske car is about. Maybe they knew Hornish would be driving so they used a different number. Maybe that's his number on a limited sked next year? Let's start a rumor.

The Ford looks all sleek as you follow the lines rearward and then you get to the near vertical spoiler plate, and it looks odd. At least to my eyes. Looks more out of place than it used to a few years ago.

Toyota not happy with Kyle Busch's Dover comments: After leading - by far - the most laps in Sunday's AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway, #18Kyle Busch was forced to make a late pit stop under green flag conditions in order to make it to the end of the race. The stop cost him the win and he finished seventh, one lap down. Only six cars, including winner Brad Keselowski, finished on the lead lap. As he crossed the finish line, Busch let loose a short, vulgarity-laced tirade over his team radio directed at Toyota Racing Development, claiming the in-house tuning shop for all Toyota cars had cost him and his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing team "another one." On Wednesday, Lee White, TRD president, took issue with Busch's comments. "We're as frustrated as he was that he didn't win that race considering how many laps he led, considering he and Denny (Hamlin) both literally dominated the race. We're as disappointed as he was. However, we've got used to saying 'That's just Kyle, you know' But this is a bit of a special case," White said. "We're extremely disappointed in his negative comments and the tone of the comments after the event. It is under discussion as we move forward. We certainly are very disappointed, having said that, Kyle is an amazing talent in a race car and he takes it very personally when something goes wrong and he loses a race he thinks he should have won. I look forward to take it up with coach (Joe) Gibbs and see if we can't do something to sort it out so that we have a better working relationship in the future. I am confident that we will."(Charlotte Observer)(10-4-2012)

The 2013 cars look very nice, it's amazing, it's like they're actually trying to make the cars look different and closer to their model counterparts. This might just make me watch NASCAR much more often.

The 2013 cars look very nice, it's amazing, it's like they're actually trying to make the cars look different and closer to their model counterparts. This might just make me watch NASCAR much more often.

There was a call from the manufacturers to do just this. I think the Fusion has actual grill-bars. (Ford will sponsor debris-cautions next year )It's a shame Dodge wont be a part of it, that 2013 Concept was mighty.

There was a call from the manufacturers to do just this. I think the Fusion has actual grill-bars. (Ford will sponsor debris-cautions next year )It's a shame Dodge wont be a part of it, that 2013 Concept was mighty.

Like Dilla, I'm waiting for the Commodore Chevy SS release.

Ah, no more Dodge? That's a shame, just had a flick through of their concept, looked really nice. I do hope that these relaxed visualisation rules will eventually bring in someone else though, not sure who.

Ah, no more Dodge? That's a shame, just had a flick through of their concept, looked really nice. I do hope that these relaxed visualisation rules will eventually bring in someone else though, not sure who.

And the #12 has been used by Penske as a test team since he stopped using it in Cup a couple of years ago. I guess he's just continuing the practice with his new Fords.

Ford and Dodge (even though its defunct now) have the best looking 2013 cars imo. They have the best looking Nationwide cars as well. Whoever is in their aero departments get a big pat on the back from me. They did a great job making the cars look as close to the actual street cars while staying in NASCAR's very tight box of regulations.

Also, that 15 car is a good example of why MWR has no trouble with sponsors while other teams are. Even during a test, Mikey has his cars running a full scheme. You've got to hand it to him. He goes 100% to get his sponsors out there.

Also, that 15 car is a good example of why MWR has no trouble with sponsors while other teams are. Even during a test, Mikey has his cars running a full scheme. You've got to hand it to him. He goes 100% to get his sponsors out there.

To be fair to the Chevy guys, they're being forced to run in the camo scheme because the production version of the car hasn't been launched yet.

Seriously, this year has been such a disaster for them. Pretty much every race his two cars were the last in class. Anyone behind them either had a very bad day, barely scraped by, or started and parked.

Let's be fair though. SABCO and DEI were a little further up the grid when the grid was a little less competitive. Ganassi are missing 'something' but I don't know what. They should be roughly Petty level given their size/resources/etc.

Bass Pro is a legacy DEI sponsorship but with the sponsorships they also do with Ryan Newman(Stewart's team) and the Dillons at RCR, it doesn't surprise me or really say anything about Ganassi that they went with Stewart.

Well, he already ran SABCO (a team that should've won the title with Marlin before he broke his back) into the ground and had to "partner" with DEI. Now he's run that into the ground as well.

Felix outspent even Hendrick and still got his ass handed to him. The operation was a joke within NASCAR, a money-burning machine. That's why he sold out to Ganassi and became minority owner, to get some effective management.

EGR is having a horrible season this year, but overall Ganassi's track record is superior to SABCO's, and against far superior competition. (Go to http://racing-reference.info/ and look.) Nobody would be more amused by your assessment than Felix himself. The SABCO of the 90s couldn't cut it as a Nationwide team today.

The main problem at EGR this year is the lack of a development driver.

Felix outspent even Hendrick and still got his ass handed to him. The operation was a joke within NASCAR, a money-burning machine. That's why he sold out to Ganassi and became minority owner, to get some effective management.

EGR is having a horrible season this year, but overall Ganassi's track record is superior to SABCO's, and against far superior competition. (Go to http://racing-reference.info/ and look.) Nobody would be more amused by your assessment than Felix himself. The SABCO of the 90s couldn't cut it as a Nationwide team today.

The main problem at EGR this year is the lack of a development driver.

I wasn't talking about the 90's. I'm not talking about the times when Kyle was riding around in one car and Kenny Wallace was in the other. I'm talking about 2001, the year Ganassi bought Felix out and Sterling finished 3rd in points. 2002, Marlin led the points for much of the year. Everything's gone downhill since then. I don't see how you can argue against that.

I wasn't talking about the 90's. I'm not talking about the times when Kyle was riding around in one car and Kenny Wallace was in the other. I'm talking about 2001, the year Ganassi bought Felix out and Sterling finished 3rd in points. 2002, Marlin led the points for much of the year. Everything's gone downhill since then. I don't see how you can argue against that.

Apparently the promoter asked to have the race later in the year and on Sunday, NASCAR wouldn't/couldn't accommodate it. It's also said that the plan from the onset was to have a Cup race, and since that wasn't happening in the foreseeable future, then that was it.

Ganassi's troubles in a way highlight another problem in NASCAR. They are pretty much last on the list of teams who are attempting to truly compete, and yet they're still up in 25th place or so, out of 43. What the hell is going on below them? Will NASCAR have to cull the number of spots at some point? For how long can we have teams living by starting and parking?

Ganassi's troubles in a way highlight another problem in NASCAR. They are pretty much last on the list of teams who are attempting to truly compete, and yet they're still up in 25th place or so, out of 43. What the hell is going on below them? Will NASCAR have to cull the number of spots at some point? For how long can we have teams living by starting and parking?

I don't really see the problem. Of course, 43 starters and... 10 S&P looks bad. But 33 starters, more money for the one that starts, will make it even harder to get in to NASCAR... Still not that big problem imo.

That's how he packs up the place with F1.. not sure about 9 AM myself, but I don't think the precise hour in the issue.

I saw a TV interview with the guy tonight and he's really pissed off.. from what I can gather NASCAR really led him to believe a Cup race was on the cards, and they recently backtracked on that..

He asked NASCAR to have a normal weekend with the race on Sunday, NASCAR said no.

He asked to have the Cup race that is on the same weekend to be geographically nearer to Montreal so he could have more Cup drivers racing on Saturday, NASCAR said no.

Attendance was down 20% on last year and the race never made a profit. Also the company that's bankrupt (Edmonton Indy) isn't the same as the one who does F1 and NASCAR, I learned that in that interview.

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All in all I think NASCAR were stupid to take the guy for a fool, good luck having that kind of crowd and vibe at the Mosport oval, or at Mid-Ohio, or Road Atlanta.

He mentioned DTM but that's never gonna happen, Indycar on the other hand, I'd pay for that... F*ck NASCAR.

V8s are going to the COTA May 17-19 next year. Maybe a chance to add Montreal?

Too close to the F1 GP I think, it would only make sense if it was at the end of summer.. and they certainly wont travel that far with the cars twice.